Strict Scrutiny is thought to be strict in theory, but fatal in fact. But rational basis is a much more lenient standard that favors the Government regulation. This framework was created by the most famous footnote, Footnote Four, in Carolene Products

When we’re discussing a “Jim Johnson” switching parties, Ruchit and AJ are actually thinking of Jim Jeffords of Vermont. In 2006, Sen. Jeffords retired from Congress, and his Senate seat was won by Bernard Sanders.